Midwesternish
A podcast for people who ♥ the heartland.
Hosted by writer, storyteller and public radio journalist Gina Kaufmann, a Midwesterner born and raised.
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When you're falling in love, spending time apart can seem unbearable. Kansas City-born musician Krystle Warren has been away from her first love, her… -
Weird stuff happens in the middle of the night. We share stories recorded at a live storytelling event hosted by Gina.Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google… -
As Confederate monuments come down in New Orleans, people in other states across the country are considering similar memorials in their own backyards. On… -
William Least Heat-Moon takes us on a trip across America's forgotten rural routes, through history, away from our digital devices and into the universe.… -
Avery Jackson was the first transgender person in the world to grace the cover of National Geographic. That's a huge responsibility for a nine-year-old… -
You might think it's easy to define the Midwest...it's just a collection of states, right? Wrong. On this episode, we explore our regional identity and… -
There's something a little sad about returning to your favorite childhood amusement park as an adult. That pinch of nostalgia for certain rides connects… -
Every city has that one bookstore, the irreverent corner shop where literary types plot revolutions. In Kansas City, that bookstore is Prospero's, owned… -
At one point in history, Atchison, Kansas was positioned to be one of the main connecting points for the railways between Missouri and Kansas. It's said… -
Malls used to be "cool" places to hang out. But now, more and more malls are becoming abandoned structures, rotting inside and waiting for the wrecking…
